Toms River South's Tymere Berry ran for 115 yards and a TD and threw for 103 yards and a TD last Friday. / DOUG HOOD/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER

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Ron Signorino Jr. has been fortunate to have been around some excellent quarterbacks at three different schools in the 16 seasons he has overseen the flexbone offensive alignment.

Tymere Berry, the quarterback he currently has at Toms River High School South, could potentially be the best he has ever coached.

“Potentially, there’s no question (he’s the best),’’ said Signorino Jr., who is in his third season as Toms River South’s head coach and before that had stints as the offensive coordinator at Toms River South, Toms River East and Monsignor Donovan. “I think at the end of it (Berry’s career), his production will be right now. You might have to start taking that word (potential) out now.’’

Berry, a junior, was electrifying last Friday night in Toms River South’s 27-20 win over Southern at Toms River South’s Detwiler Stadium. Berry, who became the starter in the third game of the 2012 season, ran for 115 yards and a TD, threw for 103 yards and a TD and made a key first down late in the game that clinched the win.

“He’s special, but yet he’s a humble kid,’’ Signorino Jr. said. He’s letting you in now. He’s letting more of his personality come out. Whatever we need him to do, he’ll do because he wants to win.’’

Berry admits that his freshman year the flexbone alignment, which places a heavy emphasis on the triple option and the ability to read how opposing defensive tackles and defensive ends are playing the option, was a hard concept to understand.

“You have to make quick decisions,’’ Berry said. “It all depends on what kind of defense they come out in. I get to read a defensive end and get to let them make a choice. If we run an option to the outside, he (the defensive end) either has to take the outside man (the trailing halfback who is available for a pitch) or he takes me. If he takes the outside man, I just run it.’’

And sometimes Berry has to read what his own players are doing on a play. A perfect example was his 30-yard touchdown run in the third quarter against Southern — a play which gave the Indians a 27-13 lead — after Southern had cut a 20-0 halftime deficit to seven.

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“It was actually a blown-up play,’’ Berry said. “Our center was supposed to block the nose (nose tackle) and he blocked someone else. Our slot (slot back) actually blocked the read and pushed him out and I cut upfield. That was the read anyway.’’

Berry was able to turn the left corner and head upfield. He then cut back after toward the right after he saw a block from senior wide receiver Darrius Hart.

“He delivered a great block,’’ Berry said.

However, Berry’s work was not done. Now running along the right sideline, he still had work to do to get into the end zone. A Southern defender appeared to have an angle on Berry. However, Berry stretched the ball out and got inside pylon for the TD.

“The whole game they had been going for my legs. I had a feeling he (the Southern defender) was going to go for my legs,’’ Berry said. “Once I saw he was stretched out and diving for my legs. I just stretched out over the top of him.’’

Berry still had one more magical moment in him. The Indians had a fourth-and-2 at the Southern 14 with 1:11 remaining. If Southern could hold Toms River South, it would have had a chance to tie the game. The Rams had scored on three of their four second half possessions.

Indians’ offensive coordinator Matt Martin called for a play-action “Pop Pass’’ over the middle to one of the slotbacks. Southern was right on the play.

“Once I saw it wasn’t open, I knew I had to make something happen. out of nothing,’’ Berry said.

“I think I read it well.

Berry ran to his right for 12 yards and the first down.

It is the ability to improvise that Berry even more dangerous.

“You can’t coach some of the things that he does with instinct and his ability to see the field,’’ Signorino Jr. said. “He has that point guard mentality, which he is in basketball. He can see it and he can feel it.’’